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Beams of divine light breaking forth from several places of holy Scripture, as they…Beames of divine light breaking forth from severall places of holy Scripture, as they…
Beams of divine light breaking forth from several places of holy Scripture, as they were learnedly opened, in XXI. sermons. The III. first being the fore-going sermons to that treatise called The bruised-reed, preached on the precedent words. By the late reverend and judicious divine, Richard Sibs, D.D. Mr. of Katharine Hall in Camb: and sometimes preacher at Gray's Inn. Published according to the Doctor his own appointment subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect copies.Beames of divine light breaking forth from severall places of holy Scripture, as they were learnedly opened, in XXI. sermons. The III. first being the fore-going sermons to that treatise called The bruised-reed, preached on the precedent words. By the late reverend and iudicious divine, Richard Sibs, D.D. Mr. of Katharine Hall in Camb: and sometimes preacher at Grayes Inne. Published according to the Doctor his owne appointment subscribed with his hand; to prevent imperfect coppies.
London: printed by George for N. Bourne, 1639
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Then again,5 while we are in this world, there is not the best thing but Satan will put his foot and claw in, except grace over-power him. The Magistracy, and ministry alas how are they many times profaned and abused by Satan and corrupt hearted men, that know not how to manage them graciously, and fruitfully? The Magistracy that is for good, it is turned ofttimes for grievance, as if all the world were made ⟨p. 110⟩for them, and they to do nothing but to have others Idolize them. And then for the Ministry, those that should be teachers of others many times discourage those that they should cherish: and as the Prophet complains in his time of the false Prophets, they discourage those that they should encourage, and strengthen the hands of the wicked, and grieve those that God doth not grieve by their false carriage, taking contrary ways to Gods Spirit; they grieve those that they should cherish, and comfort, and strengthen the hearts of those that they should take down, by flattery and false applications: This will be to the end of the world (notwithstanding the excellent Ordinance of God, by which God works his own good ends) while the world stands there will be a taint upon Gods Ordinance till Christ come, and then all that grieve and offend shall be taken away; there shall be no Sun nor Moon then, for the Lamb will do all; there shall be no Magistracy nor Ministry then, God will be all in all.
Then againe,5 while we are in this world, there is not the best thing but Satan will put his foot and claw in, except grace over-power him. The Magistracie, and ministery alas how are they many times prophaned and abused by Satan and corrupt hearted men, that know not how to manage them graciously, and fruitfully? The Magistracie that is for good, it is turned ofttimes for grievance, as if al the world were made ⟨p. 110⟩for them, and they to doe nothing but to have others Idolize them. And then for the Ministery, those that should be teachers of others many times discourage those that they should cherish: and as the Prophet complains in his time of the false Prophets, they discourage those that they should encourage, and strengthen the hands of the wicked, and grieve those that God doth not grieve by their false carriage, taking contrary wayes to Gods Spirit; they grieve those that they should cherish, and comfort, and strengthen the hearts of those that they should take downe, by flattery and false applications: This will be to the end of the world (notwithstanding the excellent Ordinance of God, by which God workes his owne good ends) while the world stands there will be a taint upon Gods Ordinance till Christ come, and then all that grieve and offend shall bee taken away; there shall be no Sun nor Moon then, for the Lambe will doe all; there shall be no Magistracy nor Ministery then, God will be all in all.